Novel Orthobunyavirus Identified in the Cerebrospinal Fluid of a Ugandan Child With Severe Encephalopathy.
Clin Infect Dis
; 68(1): 139-142, 2019 01 01.
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| ID: mdl-29893821
ABSTRACT
A Ugandan child with an unexplained encephalitis was investigated using viral metagenomics. Several sequences from all segments of a novel orthobunyavirus were found. The S-segment, used for typing, showed 41% amino acid diversity to its closest relative. The virus was named Ntwetwe virus, after the hometown of the patient.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Líquido Cefalorraquídeo
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Orthobunyavirus
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Infecciones por Bunyaviridae
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Encefalitis Viral
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Infect Dis
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Países Bajos